“Over the next two days, families from across the city
will gather in homes and synagogues to celebrate Rosh Hashanah – the beginning
of a new year on the Hebrew calendar, which marks a time for renewal and
repentance. Even as many families struggle to make ends meet, the holiday
reminds us that there is always help we can give to neighbors in need. Rosh
Hashanah is also a reminder of the diversity and tolerance that helped build our
city and continues to strengthen it today. I want to wish all New Yorkers who
are celebrating the holiday a shanah tovah u’metukah.